Take a joke about the suspension.
Regarding minutes played, you said "Keep the conversation honest, please." If you really want an honest conversation, the fact that the NBA has expanded playoffs and changed the defensive rules matter a lot. The ability to enter the NBA from high school matters a lot. The way training and recovery has changed, matters a lot. It's not an honest conversation without acknowledging all of that.
What LeBron is doing is amazing. It's not comparable to other eras and vice versa because of the differences of those eras with today's NBA.